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particular

par·tic·u·lar
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik-]
    • /pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk-/
    • /pəˈtɪkjələ(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik-]
    • /pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk-/

Definitions of particular word

  • adjective particular of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books. 1
  • adjective particular immediately present or under consideration; in this specific instance or place: Look at this particular clause in the contract. 1
  • adjective particular distinguished or different from others or from the ordinary; noteworthy; marked; unusual: She sang with particular warmth at last evening's concert. 1
  • adjective particular exceptional or especial: Take particular pains with this job. 1
  • adjective particular being such in an exceptional degree: a particular friend of mine. 1
  • adjective particular dealing with or giving details, as an account or description, of a person; detailed; minute. 1
See all 41 definitions of particular

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Origin of particular

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Late Latin particulāris, equivalent to Latin particul(a) particle + -āris -ar1; replacing Middle English particuler < Middle French < Late Latin, as above

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Particular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Particular

particular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

particular usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for particular

adj particular

  • a few — small number of
  • alembicated — (of a literary style) excessively refined; precious
  • all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
  • all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
  • all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.

noun particular

  • circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
  • circumstantiality — the quality of being circumstantial
  • conversation piece — something, esp an unusual object, that provokes conversation
  • datum — a single piece of information; fact
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adjective particular

  • cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
  • characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
  • choicy — Fastidious; choosy; discriminating.
  • choosey — Alternative spelling of choosy.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
All 131 Synonyms of particular

Antonyms for particular

adj particular

  • across the board — If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
  • aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
  • all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
  • all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
  • all over the map — changeable

adjective particular

  • aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
  • designless — without a design, unplanned
  • intermutual — (obsolete) mutual.
  • nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
  • nonspecific — Not detailed or exact; general.
All 51 Antonyms of particular

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Related words

  • special

    of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.

  • form

    external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.

  • personal

    of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.

  • time

    the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.

  • local

    low-cal.

  • native

    being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
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